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  1. vr has a VERY diffrent torque curve to a turbo lump it sounds 50 times better than a cossie though hehe
  2. ta03 takes me back a bit i kept chewin the bloody nylon spur gears up lol
  3. 72 on my clock which is pretty long gearing too long imo
  4. u can either add power or remove weight both works effectivly doing the same thing
  5. pencil me in iv been chalolenged by a burk with a p reg 525 bm ps what are thye rules to the league table are we taking reaction time into it or not?
  6. put it this way my vr revs to 6800 rpm and does 70 mph in 2nd ctr revs to 8250 and does 55-58!!
  7. i managed to get to rensport who have the car to fit an alarm i started it from cold and there was no hint of anything let alone oil smoke what MAY have happened is incorect oil level reading and me over filling the oil hence the smoke as its never done it before il have to keep a close eye on it when i get it back im missing it now im driving a 1.6 8v polo which is reasonably pokey at low revs but it sure aint a vr hehe
  8. nah if he was changin much below 7k ud waste him
  9. if it was standerd it should be pretty much dead even mate
  10. Eat this

    3l vr

    how reliable are they? and what kinda power gains do you get?
  11. the 24v IS a vr6 as is an r32 and the audi 3.2
  12. yes i remember the head its gonna cost me £400 i dont have any slap yet afaik it only started smokin when cold the other day and havnt had the car since as rensport r sortin the alarm under warrenty
  13. i havnt got the tools or the balls to remove the engine lol i draw the line at fitting a schrick how reliable is a 3l rebore?? and getting an endoscope stuck down the bores next weekend to check for wear
  14. somebody tested an obd1 vr agaisnt escort cossie (possibly autocar) they got 7.1 from it the cossie obviously annihalated the vr 0-30 mph BUT (and this suprised me) from any speed above 30 mp to any speed (including top end) the vr either matched or beat (not by much) the cossie lol
  15. would it be better to get my bottom end stripped and rebored then get the car towed backed to my house?
  16. iv been offered a knackered 2.9 block too do pistons actually wear much?
  17. 14.6 1/4 mile argues with the 0-100 competition lol civic type rs around around 15 dead stock
  18. iv been offered a 2.8 bottom end with cfacked piston for sensible money perfect for rebore where can i get 2nd hand 2.9 pistons?
  19. if u mean ingham hes a decent bloke
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